Lithuanian Passport and ID Card
Lithuanian Passport and ID Card
Lithuanian citizens residing in the Republic of South Africa may submit applications for the issuance or exchange of a passport and personal identity card in the following ways:
1. At the Embassy of Lithuania in Pretoria.
At the diplomatic mission, ID cards and passports are issued or exchanged in the standard manner. It may take 5–7 weeks from the day of application submission until the new document is received.
* Lithuanian citizens residing in Cape Town also have the option to submit applications during the embassy's consular officer's consular missions to Cape Town.
2. At the VFS Global External Service Centers in Johannesburg and Cape Town
More Information about this option HERE
3. At a selected migration service office in Lithuania
More Information about this option HERE
Conditions and Required Documents for Issuance or Exchange of a Personal Identity Card or Passport
| For individuals aged 16 and over |
| For individuals under 16 (minors) |
Validity of a Passport and Personal Identity Card
- For a child under 5 years of age, the issued passport and personal identity card are valid for 2 years.
- For a minor from 5 to 16 years of age, the issued passport and personal identity card are valid for 5 years.
- For an individual from 16 to 70 years of age, the issued passport and personal identity card are valid for 10 years.
- For an individual from 70 years of age, the issued passport is valid for 10 years, and the personal identity card is valid for 30 years.
Information Regarding the Shipment of Completed Documents by Courier
- Upon your request, completed personal documents can be sent to you by courier.
- You are responsible for ordering the courier service yourself.
Important: If you have ordered a passport, a personal identity card, and the card's contact medium certificates, you will need to order a courier for two separate shipments. The first shipment will contain the personal identity card. Once you inform the embassy that you have received the card, the second shipment will be sent with your passport and the PIN code for the ID card's contact medium certificates.
Legal Acts Regulating the Procedure for Issuing a Passport and Personal Identity Card
- Law on the Personal Identity Card and Passport of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Order No. 1V-200/V-62 of the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania of 19 March 2015 "On the Approval of the Description of the Procedure for the Issuance of a Personal Identity Card and Passport."
- Order No. 1-26 of the Director of the Centre for the Issuance of Personal Documents under the Ministry of the Interior of 12 June 2009 "On the Approval of the Description of the Procedure for Registering Applications for the Issuance, Exchange, and Formalization of Personal Documents, Forming Orders for the Issuance of Personal Documents, and Handling Data on the Validity of Personal Documents and the Recognition of Certain Legal Acts as Invalid."
- Order No. 569 of the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania of 6 December 2002 "On the Approval of Requirements for Photographs for Personal Documents."
